A few questions about books...

Karen,
I love to read:

1.) Are the majority of your books paperback or hardback?
Hardback

1.) Are the majority of your books paperback or hardback?

Paperback except for my art books, I hate trying to hold a hardback book and read it, I like to be able to hold a book in one hand to read it.

2.) Where do you buy most of your books?

Depends, if I'm looking for something specific I go to the book store, either Border's or a local store called Quail Corner Books. If I happen to be at a flea market or yard sale I'll pick up whatever looks interesting for my book stash.

3.) How many non-fiction books have you read in the last year?

Not sure, maybe 5?

4.) Who is your favorite author?

Right now it's Christopher Moore.

5.) What is your favorite book?

I don't have just one fav.

6.) Do you lend your books to others?

Only if I have no expectations of getting them back.

7.) What are you reading now?

Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore (I haven't had much time to read lately)

8.) What will you read next?

Dirty Job by Christopher Moore.

2.) Where do you buy most of your books?
Deseret Book

1. paperback
2. half.com or I get them as presents
3. maybe 1 or 2 (I'm more into fiction)
4. gee there's so many I enjoy Brandilyn Collins, JK Rowling, and DJ MacHale
5. in keeping with the above the kanner lake series, harry potter, and the pendragon series
6. if they ask
7. the mark of the lion series by Francine Rivers
8. it depends, I'm waiting on the new harry potter and the next pendragon book

3.) How many non-fiction books have you read in the last year?
about 24

4.) Who is your favorite author?
Gearld N Lund

5.) What is your favorite book?
The Fire of the covenant

6.) Do you lend your books to others?
Yes on a regular basis

7.) What are you reading now?
I am currently reading two different books
Guide me to eternity
The Total Money makeover

8.) What will you read next?
I already have my next book. It is Mary and Martha

1.) Are the majority of your books paperback or hardback? a little of both

2.) Where do you buy most of your books? I get them from bookmooch.com - give a book, get a book

3.) How many non-fiction books have you read in the last year? many - just finished one about how the scientists learned to measure distances in space

4.) Who is your favorite author? at the moment, Barbara Kingsolver, for all time, I still have to stick with Daphne Du Maurier

5.) What is your favorite book? Can I go back to childhood and say, Black Beauty?

6.) Do you lend your books to others? Sometimes, now I just pass on the books I no longer want and don't let books I love out of my sight.

7.) What are you reading now? The Lady in Blue - by the author of The Secret Supper

8.) What will you read next? Whatever strikes my fancy - either fantasy, history or historical/intellectual thriller

1.) Are the majority of your books paperback or hardback? A wide mix really.

2.) Where do you buy most of your books? Online

3.) How many non-fiction books have you read in the last year? Err 1 I think

4.) Who is your favorite author? Charlaine Harris, MaryJanice Davidson, Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Janet Evanovich. I could never pick one.

5.) What is your favorite book? I could never pick one.... See the above authors, their books are my favorites.

6.) Do you lend your books to others? Um...no.... Bad things often happen when you lend your favorite books to other people, this is from past experience. Now I'll loan my Mom books but hey, she lives with me so I know where my book is lol

7.) What are you reading now? Nothing. Just finished the latest MaryJanice Davidson book.

8.) What will you read next? The newest book by Laurell K. Hamilton in the Anita Blake line.

Hardcover, independent dealers and online, several, Haruki Murakami/Italo Calvino/Iris Murdoch/etc, just one?, rather not - better to just buy an extra copy, just finished American Fascists, After Dark by Haruki Murakami (it's available on Sony Reader!)

GREAT questions, Karen M.

1.) Are the majority of your books paperback or hardback?
Probably paperback

2.) Where do you buy most of your books?
I trade them on paperbackswap http://www.paperbackswap.com under the name hockeygal4ever so it costs me basically nothing to get new books. Plus I do professional book reviews which create a nice base of books to "trade" when I'm done.

3.) How many non-fiction books have you read in the last year?
Quite a few. If I were to guess I'd say probably upwards of 20 or so.

4.) Who is your favorite author?
Probably Dean Koontz, although I have to say one of the newest authors I read was John Shors (Beneath a Marble Sky) and he truly is a wonderful author that I hope to see more work come from!

5.) What is your favorite book?
Beneath A Marble Sky by John Shors - it's a historical fiction based upon the building of the Taj Mahal. It combines a love story/romance, history, mystery, war, and so much more into one story. It's the whole reason one of the places I want to see before I die is now the Taj Mahal.

6.) Do you lend your books to others?
Definitely. You can't take them with you!

7.) What are you reading now?
Amy Tan's - Saving Fish From Drowning (very good thus far)

8.) What will you read next?
Stephen King's - Cell

1.) Are the majority of your books paperback or hardback?

Hardback

2.) Where do you buy most of your books?

BJ's Wholesale Club - like getting them for less than 1/2 price

3.) How many non-fiction books have you read in the last year?

At least 15

4.) Who is your favorite author?

I have a lot of favorites: Koontz is always #1, Sandford, Grisham, King, Maeve Binchy, Jonathan Kellerman are a few.

5.) What is your favorite book?

All of Maeve Binchy's

6.) Do you lend your books to others?

Yes

7.) What are you reading now?

James Patterson - The 6th Target

8.) What will you read next?

Maeve Binchy - Whitethorn Woods

Thanks Karen for asking. But I do more writing than reading.

1. I own mostly paperbacks but as I work in a college, I read mostly hardbacks from there now.

2. I don't buy too many.

3. I read mostly fiction so probably about 5.

4. James Patterson

5. I don't really have a favorite.

6. Not usually.

7. Bel anto by Ann Patchett

8. Not sure yet

1. Hardcover

2. I have a used book business, so I usually buy huge lots then go through them and keep what I want

3. I read mostly fiction, 6 maybe?

4. Would be like choosing a favorite child

5. See #4

6. Yes!

7. The Cement Garden

8. Running with Scissors

Most of my books are hardback because I only buy books I want to keep. I get my one-time reads from the library only.

Books that I purchase generally come from Amazon.com because they usually have the best price after shopping around.